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Matthew L. Edwards is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. He serves as the assistant director of the residency training for the general adult psychiatry residency program. His clinical interests focus on community psychiatry and forensic psychiatry. Dr. Edwards’s research interests lie at the intersection of medical history, ethics, and public policy. He graduated from Princeton University in 2010 with a degree in Sociology, magna cum laude, and obtained a graduate certificate in public health from the University of Texas School of Public Health in 2012. He earned his MD, summa cum laude, with honors in research from the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine in 2017, followed by residency training in adult psychiatry at Stanford in 2021 and a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine in 2022. Dr. Edwards is actively involved in treating patients within the adult psychiatry division, focusing on recovery-oriented and trauma-informed care for marginalized populations. He teaches history of psychiatry to general psychiatry residents and forensic psychiatry fellows, and he is frequently invited to speak at conferences on race, trauma, structural inequality, and the history of medicine.
Stanford University • Stanford, CA
Serves as assistant director of residency training for the general adult psychiatry residency program.
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